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Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin defies every stereotype. Born to French parents in Puducherry, she has emerged as one of the leading lights of new cinema in India.
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DATE : March 8th

TIME :5:30pm

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Hooman Majd

From music industry executive to an expert on Iran's political affairs, New York-based Hooman Majd's career path has never seen a linear progression.
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DATE : March 8th

TIME :4:30pm

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Dr. Henrik Schärfe

All of us have alter egos but Professor Schärfe's travels along with him in a physical form. He earned worldwide fame through his doppelganger-the Hiroshi Ishiguro-inspired and Kokoro-built robot Geminoid-DK-which is an exact replica of the professor, sporting even the same hairstyle.
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DATE : March 8th

TIME :6:45pm

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Maysoon Zayid

Using wit as a weapon in the war against marginalisation isn't easy but Zayid manages to make it look easy. The comedian, author, actor and co-founder of the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival describes herself with acerbic insight: As a Palestinian Muslim virgin with cerebral palsy, from New Jersey.
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DATE : March 8th

TIME :2:30pm

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Arvind Panagariya

Arvind Panagariya is professor of economics and Jagdish Bhagwati Professor of Indian Political Economy at Columbia University. Despite so many naysayers, Arvind Panagariya is a staunch believer in the growth story of India.
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